How things work in St Mary’s
St Mary’s is a church that believes that each person has a unique contribution they can make to the life, witness and story of the church and our worship of Jesus Christ.
We operate through a Parochial Church Council (PCC), a group of elected members who meet regularly to worship, discern and make key decisions about the church and how it operates. A subset of the PCC, called the Standing Committee, makes decisions in between the PCC meetings, for example when an urgent decision is required and waiting for a formal meeting isn’t possible. The members of the Standing Committee are the incumbent, churchwardens, treasurer, secretary and a small, elected number of the PCC, who are appointed annually.
The majority of the work, however, is undertaken in lay-led teams which we call HUBS. Below are the details of our hubs which cover all aspects of our church and worshipping life. We invite all members of St Mary’s to be part of a hub in some way, either as an active working member or as a prayer partner, someone who doesn’t attend meetings, but who holds the work of the hub in prayer both individually and with others.
Which hub could you commit to praying for regularly? What particular talent, skill or area of expertise can you offer to God that will bless this community?
If you want to discuss this further, please arrange to see Revd Paul or Revd Jemima who will be delighted to chat this through with you.